Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700 (Elgar Mini Series) - Hardcover

 
9780857931788: Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700 (Elgar Mini Series)

Synopsis

This research review offers an essential guide to debates about the causes and consequences of the decline of mortality and the improvement of human health over the last three centuries. It discusses the early-life origins of adult health and disease, changes in height, weight and body mass, the definition and measurement of the 'standard of living', and the economic and social impact of health improvements.

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About the Author

Edited by Roderick Floud, Former Provost, Gresham College, UK, the late Robert William Fogel, Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions, University of Chicago, US, Bernard Harris, Professor of Social Policy, University of Strathclyde, UK and Sok Chul Hong, Department of Economics Seoul National University, South Korea

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